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Summary
A dark, hip, urban story of a barren and anonymous city where the underclass' sport of choice is ram-raiding. An exciting game in which stolen cars are driven through shop windows to aid large-scale looting before the police arrive.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 55
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb5.5
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for crime movies
typical 106105Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1994
December 6, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- NRUnited States
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
22 of 22
Sadie FrostJo
Jude LawBilly
Sean PertweeTommy
Fraser JamesBe Bop
Sean BeanVenning
Marianne FaithfullBev
Jonathan PryceConway
Ralph InesonDix
Eamonn WalkerPeters
Lee WhitlockPony
Jason IsaacsMarket Trader
Melanie HillSarah
Tilly VosburghMrs Taylor
Brian CroucherBilly's Dad- CCChris ConstantinouYuppie
Clint DyerCar Thief- SBSimon BatesoTommy's Gang #1
- PMPolly MooreTommy's Gang #2
- VMVinny MannTommy's Gang #3
- JSJulian SandellTommy's Gang #4
Daniel NewmanMonkey- PWPaul WongVenning's Minder
Directing · 1
- Paul W. S. Anderson Director, Writer
Production · 3
- Jeremy Bolt Producer
- Jane Frisby Casting
- Laurie Borg Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Tony Imi Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- David Stiven Editor
Sound · 2
- Barrington Pheloung Original Music Composer
- Colin Nicolson Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Max Gottlieb Production Design
- Chris Townsend Art Direction
- Bill Hargreaves Props
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Howard Burden Costume Design
- Pebbles Day Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Michele Daniels Hairstylist
Other crew · 1
- Greg Powell Stunts
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